Hi Vivek and Melvin, thanks a lot for your comments on the gecko pic... but Brook's Gecko is found in northern India.....as suggested by Mr.Indraneil Das in his snake book.... and Zakir got this one from Chennai.
regards Shantanu... On Feb 24, 6:15 am, vivek cyriac <[email protected]> wrote: > The gecko is not a H.frenatus as it has the large tubercles. H.frenatus doen > not have such conspicuous large tubercles. Just by the pic its hard to tell > the species. The Gecko might be a Hemidactylus cf brookii or a H.maculatus > With regards > Vivek Philip Cyriac > > --- On Tue, 23/2/10, Shantanu <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: Shantanu <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Hemidactylus species > To: "Indian Herps and Insects" <[email protected]> > Date: Tuesday, 23 February, 2010, 11:41 PM > > Hi Zakir, > thats an Asian House Gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus) which is > common in peninsular India. Nice images. > > Habitat: It inhabits man-made structures as well as forested > areas. > > Call: The call consists of 4 to 5 loud staccato notes. > > Diet: insects and spiders. > > Range: widespread in southern India. and have been introduced > in tropics and subtropics by huamn activities. > > Eggs: 2 eggs laid. > > regards > Shantanu. > > On Feb 23, 11:23 am, "Dr. Jahir Hussain" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > Dear members > > > Kindly identify the gecko species. Photo clinked near Chennai. > > > regards > > -- > > Dr. K. Jahir Hussain PhD., > > Visiting Scientist > > Environment and Industrial Safety Section, > > Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, > > Department of Atomic Energy, > > Kalpakkam- 603 102. > > Ph: (M) 9840323432 > > > Gecko705_DAE9840.JPG > > 2218KViewDownload > > > Gecko706_DAE9849.JPG > > 820KViewDownload > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Indian Herps and Insects" group. > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/indian-herps?hl=en-GB. > > The INTERNET now has a personality. YOURS! See your Yahoo! > Homepage.http://in.yahoo.com/- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Indian Herps and Insects" group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indian-herps?hl=en-GB.
